Example sentences of "take that first [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But once he or she takes that first drink in any day there is no prediction of when that drinking bout will stop . |
2 | They took that first thing before they went upstairs to wake her up and and she did n't know who it was , well she looked up and well it just took her breath away and then she tried to wake her husband up , cos she did n't like that , when he got up , he chased them . |
3 | Take that first step to a new life . |
4 | It makes it very difficult for women to take that first step on the ladder of actually becoming economically active , because they 're caught in an impossible position between the needs of their children and their own personal needs , and until we actually look at the important and validate and give financial support to the caring role that women play , both in terms of looking after the children and looking after elderly relatives , this community care that is being talked about — community care is car on the backs of women , and it 's unpaid and undervalued . |
5 | A bird is born with an ability to fly , yet the mother bird will urge her offspring to take that first flight , calling to them from a nearby branch . |